Global Hospitality Management

Description

Just over half (56%) industry managers based in luxury hotels prefer graduates who have trained in more than a single country (TNS Survey 2013). Graduates with an international education have a significant advantage in the jobs market.

During the program, students will rotate through the Les Roches campuses in China, Spain and Switzerland with their select group of classmates. Together they will experience cultural immersion through cultural weeks, culinary courses, and language classes.

CULTURAL EXCURSION WEEKS
Each campus of Les Roches is located in a unique tourism market offering different services and activities, which you will experience during the BBA in Global Hospitality Management program.

Explore China – Les Roches Jin Jiang Cultural Week

The cultural immersion week of Les Roches Jin Jiang features 7 days of tours and activities in Shanghai, China’s biggest city, and the surrounding cities of Ningbo, Suzhou and Wuxi in the Jiangsu Province.

You will get a chance to visit Buddhist temples, botanical gardens, the World Financial Center and famous hotels. Plus, you will attend cultural shows and experience the hospitality of a local family.

Every day, you will learn about the Chinese culture and history and you will have the opportunity to visit various historical sites. You will also learn some Mandarin through daily practical lessons and interaction with locals.

Explore Spain – Les Roches Marbella Cultural Week
The cultural week in Spain will take place after you have finished semester 3. You will have the opportunity to discover Spanish hospitality, hotels and cuisine, whilst also visiting famous cities and landmarks around Spain (museums, markets and cathedrals).

You will receive the program for this cultural week during semester 3 in Spain.

Explore Switzerland – Les Roches Bluche Cultural Activities

Throughout your 3 semesters in Switzerland, you will have many opportunities to explore Switzerland and Europe through school activities and weekend excursions with friends. In the region, the Swiss Alps and Valais offer year round outdoor sports and cultural activities such as skiing, hiking, festivals and wine-tasting.

Switzerland’s major cities such as Zurich, Bern, Lausanne, and Geneva offer luxury shopping, historical landmarks, and excellent restaurants and night-life. From the nearby train station in Sierre, you can also hop on a fast train to Milan (2 hours) or Paris (3.5 hours), or take a plane from Geneva airport to Amsterdam or London in only a few hours.

Detailed Course Facts

• English

Course Content

SEMESTER 1 - SWITZERLAND

HOSPITALITY COURSES & INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY INTRODUCTION

The first semester in Switzerland will introduce you to hotel operations using the rigorous Swiss methods to achieve impeccable service quality. At the same time, you will begin to explore hospitality as a field of international management and cultural diversity.

· Rooms Division Operations

· Cleaning Science and Food Hygiene

· Intro to International Hospitality Business

· Purchasing and Control

· French/Mandarin/Spanish (business & industry relevant)

· English Courses

· IT/Math

· Cultural Studies

SEMESTER 2 – CHINA

FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE COURSES AND ASIAN STUDIES

In China, you will learn about the operational and cultural aspects of managing restaurants and rooms division. At the same time, you will study Asian culture and develop cross-cultural communication skills that are indispensable for international management positions.

· Service – Craft-based Learning

· Service Concepts

· Principles of Bar and Beverage

· Asian Studies

· Human Nutrition and Food

· Spanish 1 / Mandarin 1 or Mandarin 2 / Spanish 2

· Effective Communication

· Rooms Division Management

SEMESTER 3 – SPAIN

CULINARY ARTS COURSES AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

During the semester in Spain, you will learn how a 5-star hotel restaurant produces delicious international cuisine while delving deeper into core business practices for global service organizations.

· Kitchen - Craft-based Learning

· Pastry - Craft-based Learning

· Culinary Concepts

· International Accounting

· Hospitality Marketing

· Organizational Behavior

· Spanish 1, French 1 or Spanish 2, French 2 or Spanish 3

· Economics

· Gastronomy of Spain

SEMESTER 4

INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY INTERNSHIP

Your first internship will allow you to exercise your operational skills in an international hospitality organization.

You will gain real-life work experience in core hospitality departments such as F&B (restaurant, kitchen, banqueting) and Rooms Division (Front office, housekeeping).

SEMESTER 5 – SWITZERLAND

STRATEGIC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT COURSES

When you return to Switzerland you will have a broad base of hospitality skills, cultural knowledge and international experience. Semester 5 will take you to the next level with strategic management courses for international hospitality organizations.

· Revenue and Pricing Management

· Management Science

· Corporate Events and Hospitality

· Quantitative techniques

· Research Methods

· Leading Multinational Teams

· Anthropology of Tourism

· Food & Beverage Management

SEMESTER 6

INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY INTERNSHIP

In the second internship, you will exercise your skills in administration, project management, time management and communication.

It can be done in cross-training or any department.

SEMESTER 7 - SWITZERLAND

STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COURSES

The final semester focuses entirely on core business courses and transferrable management skills for international organizations.

· Business in Emerging Markets

· Dissertation

· Politics and International Affairs

· Sustainable Tourism

· International Finance

· International Strategic Marketing

· Project and Contract Management

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 5 FCE score : 60(Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 500 TOEFL iBT® test : 61

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Age - Normally 18 years old and above. Applicants can be under the age of 18 provided they are 18 when they finish their first semester of study.

Education - A High School Diploma or equivalent. Students must have completed (supported by an official Certificate / Diploma) at least six years (for the Diploma program) and at least 7 years (for the AD/ BBA program) of secondary education and provide evidence of it. Complete information on the school, including school transcript and/or certificate of public examination (including an explanatory note of the grading system) should be provided.

English Qualification - If you are not a native English speaker, or if you have not spent the last 3 years in an English-taught school, please enclose one of the following:

1. TOEFL: minimum score of 500 points for the paper based test and 61 on the Internet Based Test (IBT). The TOEFL testing code number for Les Roches is 9827.

2. Cambridge First Certificate Exam (FCE): Grade C - Please also send the statement of results with your detailed profile.

3. IELTS : Academic Module minimum Overall Band Score of 5.0 and min 5.0 for each part (listening, reading, writing, speaking).

All English certificates must have been issued in the last 12 months prior to admission.

If you do not meet the above English language requirements, you have the possibility of registering on our Intensive English language program to acquire the entry English level.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Les Roches International School of Hotel Management Switzerland.

Funding

PAYMENT PLANS

A Payment Plan Agreement can be arranged to help students and their families manage their tuition payments by installments. The most common payment plans call for two or three installments, spaced over the period of one academic semester.

SCHOLARSHIPS

As a private institute, Les Roches provides a limited number of scholarships for new students. The scholarships are competitive and linked to Les Roches’ admissions strategy which aims to assist motivated young people to study at our institution. Each scholarship has specific criteria and eligibility for a scholarship is examined on a case-by-case basis for those students who have submitted a complete application.

Accreditation

Les Roches is accredited at university level by the US Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Les Roches is recognized by the education department of the Canton of Valais.

We are independently ranked among the top three hospitality management schools in the world for an international career (TNS Survey 2013).